What is CVE-2025-31229?

CVE-2025-31229 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados, classified under Weak Encoding for Password. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2025-31229?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-31229 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados

CVE-2025-31229

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Passcode may be read aloud by VoiceOver.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-261 — Weak Encoding for Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31229?: CVE-2025-31229 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados, classified under Weak Encoding for Password. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-31229?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-31229 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.